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Blackwater Guard Asks For Acquittal Of Murder Charge

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Blackwater Guard Asks For Acquittal Of Murder Charge Share us on: By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (August 20, 2014, 8:12 PM ET) — A former Blackwater Worldwide security guard called on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Indian court hearing on Estonian anti-piracy guards postponed due to holiday

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Indian court hearing on Estonian anti-piracy guards postponed due to holiday Baltic Daily – Political/Social News 18 August 2014 10:19 TALLINN, Aug 18, BNS – A magistrates court in the southern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Estonian ambassador: Indian police deliberately hindering ship guards’ judicial process

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Estonian ambassador: Indian police deliberately hindering ship guards’ judicial process Baltic Daily – Political/Social News 11 August 2014 06:28 “So far the police have unfortunately delayed with the permission for returning… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Dyncorp Sued for Overcharging Anti-Terrorism Program

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Dyncorp Sued for Overcharging Anti-Terrorism Program   (Source: Project On Government Oversight; issued August 19, 2014) Last week, the public learned that DynCorp International was named in a lawsuit accusing it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Court of Federal Claims Rejects Attempt to Shoehorn what it Characterizes as a Contract Administration Matter Into a Bid Protest

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Court of Federal Claims Rejects Attempt to Shoehorn what it Characterizes as a Contract Administration Matter Into a Bid Protest Mondaq Business Briefing By Luke Levasseur 14 August 2014 Recently, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Fights Review of Document Privilege

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Andrew Ramonas, Corporate Counsel August 14, 2014 John Elwood.Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/NLJ Lawyers for Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. are fighting back against a petition for a full federal appeals… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Taxpayer funds spared as judge tosses lawsuit from Iraq war contractor KBR

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Taxpayer funds spared as judge tosses lawsuit from Iraq war contractor KBR Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, warns that Section 702 programs can amount to warrantless “backdoor searches” of Americans’ communications/… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR asks Supreme Court to determine whether soldiers can sue over war-zone events

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KBR asks Supreme Court to determine whether soldiers can sue over war-zone events Lawyers for Oregon soldiers said this photo, taken by an Indiana Guard soldier, shows bags of sodium dichromate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DRC ‘mercenary’ maintains innocents

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DRC ‘mercenary’ maintains innocents 2014-08-05 21:04 (Picture: AFP) Related Links Crowd gathers to support DRC ‘mercenaries’ State: Try DRC rebel group in SA Applause as DRC ‘mercenaries’ appear kalahari.com A Concise… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Veterans; Widow: Burn pits to blame for cancer fatalities

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Veterans; Widow: Burn pits to blame for cancer fatalities By St. John Barned-Smith 4 July 2014 The cough started during David Thomas‘ last deployment with the U.S. Army. “We thought maybe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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